Bronze. Bit has two rings in each end. The cheek pieces are square with a wide central hole surrounded by a raised border. The edge of the square is raised and there are raised lines running from the center hole to the four curves and are to the top center and bottom center. The top is ornamented. The snuffle of the bit is twisted in rope pattern. Generally fine condition.
[Catalogue, Exhibition] Turfa, Jean M. 2005. Catalogue of the Etruscan Gallery of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 29, fig. 16; p. 148, no. 110
[Catalogue, Exhibition] Turfa, Jean M., and Romano, Irene B., and Brownlee, Ann B., and White, Donald J. 2002. Guide to the Etruscan and Roman Worlds at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 19, no. 27